By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Fifth Edition, defines “incest” as, “The crime of cohabitation between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.” However, it took an ugly confrontation between Wisconsin’s unionized public employees and their employer, the State of Wisconsin, to redefine the term and to finally [...]
Wisconsin Protests Result of Political Incest
March 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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Biased Media Outlets Ignore ‘CRUDE’ Outtakes
October 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Imagine the following scenario taking place on the world stage: Scene 1: Employees of one of the world’s largest oil companies are found to be in league with a right-wing film producer in an effort to produce a documentary aimed at helping the company fend off a lawsuit in a third-world country’s court that, if [...]
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What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador?
June 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue. Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for their survival. It’s home to thousands of exotic [...]
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Did Amazon Defense Coalition Violate Terms of Logan Act While Waging Chevron Lawsuit?
May 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on television, but it strikes me that leaders of the Amazon Defense Coalition may have violated terms of the Logan Act as they cozied up to leaders of the Ecuadoran government in zealous pursuit of a $27 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation. Not familiar with the [...]
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One-Liner Observations of Headlines Offered
August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Below are a half-dozen news headlines I found worthy of twisting into one-liner observations that might make you laugh: Hallmark introduces gay marriage greeting cards. Does anyone still shop there? Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists. Perhaps, politicians should try living among humans. Fifty-eight-year-old Mark Spitz says Michael Phelps couldn’t have beat [...]
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Blogger Offers Tips on How to Avoid Getting TB
June 1st, 2007 · No Comments
With tuberculosis in the news thanks to an apparently irresponsible and self-centered trial lawyer, it seems many folks in the blogosphere are writing on the topic. One — Dr. Ron Chambers, a Ph.D who teaches at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and contributes to the World of Today blog — wrote a humorous piece Wednesday that [...]
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